VISAKHAPATNAM: Russian Federation Navy (RuFN) ships Varyag, Admiral Panteleyev and Boris Butoma arrived in Visakhapatnam Sunday to participate in INDRA NAVY-18, the bilateral maritime exercise in between the Indian Navy and the Russian Federation Navy.

The tenth edition of training INDRA NAVY will be performed off Visakhapatnam from December 9-16, an Indian Navy launch from the Jap Naval Command headquarters below mentioned.

The most important purpose of the exercising is to increase interoperability among the two navies, produce widespread understanding and treatments for maritime safety operations.

Initiated in 2003, the INDRA NAVY exercising has matured around the yrs with the enhance in scope, complexity and amount of participation, the release mentioned.

The INDRA NAVY exercise would be held in two phases this time.

The Harbour Section would be held at Visakhapatnam from December 9-12 and encompass preparing conferences, skilled interactions, cultural visits, sports fixtures and formal phone calls concerning Flag Officers and senior officers of the taking part navies.

The Sea Stage of the exercising would be carried out in the Bay of Bengal from December 13-16, it mentioned.

“Thrust of the workout routines at sea would be on Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW), air defence drills, surface area firings, Pay a visit to Board Research and Seizure (VBSS) operations and tactical procedures”, said the release.

At INDRA NAVY-18, the Indian Navy would be represented by INS Ranvir, a guided missile destroyer, INS Satpura, an indigenous frigate, INS Kadmatt, an indigenous anti-submarine warfare (ASW) corvette, IN Ships Kuthar and Khanjar both equally indigenous missile corvettes and INS Jyoti, a fleet tanker, the Navy explained.

In addition, one particular Sindhughosh-class submarine, Dornier maritime patrol aircraft, Hawk fighter aircraft and other integral rotary wing helicopters would be having component in the work out.

The Indian Navy ships would be beneath the command of Rear Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi, Flag Officer Commanding, Japanese Fleet, it claimed.

Ships of the Russian Federation Navy (RuFN) would be commanded by Rear Admiral Mikhailov Edward Evgenievich, Main of Headquarters, Submarine Forces, Pacific Fleet, and ships from the Pacific Fleet, centered at Vladivostok.

Main of Naval Staff Admiral Sunil Lanba visited Russia from November 26-29 to consolidate bilateral defence relations and examine new avenues for defence cooperation, the launch reported.

The Indian Navy interacts with Russian Federation Navy on several fronts, which contain operational interactions, teaching, hydrographic cooperation and trade of issue matter professionals in many fields through the medium of Navy-to-Navy Personnel Talks.

Exercise INDRA NAVY-18 would assistance further improve mutual self-confidence and interoperability and also permit sharing of most effective methods concerning both equally the navies, it explained.

The physical exercise will be but an additional milestone in strengthening maritime security cooperation in between the two navies and will serve to fortify the extensive-standing bond of friendship among the international locations, the Indian Navy mentioned.